November 14, 2004 (Tucumán to Cafayate)
A new guide, Alejandro, picked us up at our Tucumán hotel at 7 a.m. We put our luggage into the back of the five-passenger van and introduced ourselves to the German couple already inside. They spoke English, and the fellow spoke some Spanish. South America, it turns out, is his favorite travel destination and this was his fifth four-week vacation to the continent.
The woman, however, didn't speak any Spanish and Alejandro asked me if I could help translate. I told him I'd be helping Kevin anyway, so...